Stocks of interest on the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday:

AMC – AMCOR – down 52 cents, or 4.04 per cent, at $12.36

Packaging giant Amcor’s long-serving chief executive has announced his surprise resignation, but his replacement says it will remain business as usual.

EVN – EVOLUTION MINING – up four cents, or 4.2 per cent, at 98.5 cents

The head of gold miner Evolution Mining is confident about the year ahead but is warning the industry against losing its way again as the precious metal’s value rises.

RMD – RESMED – up six cents, or 0.82 per cent, at $7.38

Resmed will release its second quarter results on Friday.

STO – SANTOS – up nine cents, or 1.23 per cent at $7.42

Santos will release its fourth quarter production report on Friday

SKE – SKILLED GROUP – down 7.5 cents, or five per cent, at $1.43

PRG – PROGRAMMED MAINTENANCE SERVICES – up one cent, or 0.4 per cent, at $2.43

Australia’s biggest workforce provider Skilled Group has rejected a takeover offer from rival Programmed Maintenance Services.